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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - AUGUST 7 : Members of the Al-Mehdi army loyal to Shiite cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr hold their weapons as they prepare for battle with US troops on August 7, 2004 in the Sadr City neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq. As violence continues to flare scores have been injured and many killed as military forces clash. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)